Which to use
“aufweisen” and “ausweisen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,390
- “aufweisen” frequency rank
- #16,917
- “ausweisen” frequency rank
- 23307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufweisen | ausweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas als Merkmal haben | des Landes verweisen |
Where the eye mixes aufweisen and ausweisen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. aufweisen and ausweisen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aufweisen and ausweisen
A purely visual mix-up. aufweisen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) and ausweisen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - f in “aufweisen” becomes s in “ausweisen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufweisen is recorded at frequency rank #6,390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. ausweisen is at rank #16,917, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23307, this pair ranks #1,862,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufweisen vs ausweisen
Shared letters: aeinsuw. Private to "aufweisen": f. Private to "ausweisen": -.
"aufweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC · "ausweisen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufweisen" and "ausweisen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aufweisen" vs "ausweisen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausweisen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,976 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufweisen" and "ausweisen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausweisen vs ausweist". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,862,976 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.